WIXOM, Mich., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ — Acromag’s new XMC FPGA module, the XMC-VLX, features a configurable Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGA enhanced with multiple high-speed memory buffers and a high-throughput PCIe interface. Field I/O interfaces to the FPGA via the rear J4/P4 connector and/or with optional front mezzanine plug-in I/O modules. The result is a powerful and flexible I/ … Read More → "New XMC Module Mates Configurable Virtex-5 FPGA with High-Speed PCIe Interface and Deep Memory"

MONTREAL, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ — Opal-RT Technologies (www.opal-rt.com), the leading developer of open Real-Time Simulators and HIL testing systems for electrical, mechanical and fast-switching power electronic systems, today launched RT-LAB 10.1, the latest version of the core technology behind the company’s flagship Real-Time Simulator products including eDRIVEsim, eMEGAsim, eFLYsimand the < … Read More → "Opal-RT Extends Capabilities of Real-Time Simulators with the Launch of RT-LAB 10.1"

MILPITAS, CA – October 13, 2010 – Linear Technology introduces the LTM9004 and LTM9005, two breakthrough RF-to-digital µModule^® receivers that integrate the key components for 3G and 4 … Read More → "RF-to-Digital µModule Receivers Reduce Size, Cost & Time-to-Market for Base Station Designs"

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that GSI Technology, a leader in high-density, high-speed monolithic SRAMs, has selected Synopsys’ CustomSim™ FastSPICE solution for the development and verification of its leading-edge designs. GSI Technology’s 144-megabit (Mbit) SigmaQuad SRAMs achieve data bandwidths in excess of 72 gigabits per second (Gbps). In order to maximize yield with such aggressive timing specifications, extensive full-chip transistor-level simulations need to be run over multiple process, voltage and temperature corners. CustomSim delivered confirmed silicon-accurate results while simulating … Read More → "Synopsys CustomSim Selected by GSI Technology for High-Speed SRAM Simulation"

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that its award-winning Galaxy™ Implementation Platform product, IC Validator, for In-Design physical verification within IC Compiler, has been successfully used for more than 100 tapeouts at advanced process nodes. Coming so soon after IC Validator’s 2009 launch, this milestone is a strong indicator of the requirement for a different physical verification use model. In contrast to the traditional stand-alone physical verification approach performed at the end of the design cycle, the new In-Design approach is … Read More → "100 Tapeouts Underscore Rapid and Broad Acceptance of Synopsys’ In-Design Physical Verification"

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ — To accelerate the integration of programmable logic and processors in embedded systems, Altera Corporation (Nasdaq: ALTR) today announced its Embedded Initiative. With this initiative, Altera is providing designers a single FPGA design flow based on its Quartus® II development software—including the new Qsys system-level integration tool, a common FPGA intellectual property (IP) library, and new ARM® Cortex™-A9 … Read More → "Altera Launches Embedded Initiative with New System Level Integration Tool for Embedded Systems Configurability"

MONTREAL, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ — Opal-RT Technologies (www.opal-rt.com), the leading developer of open Real-Time Simulators and HIL testing systems for electrical, mechanical and fast-switching power electronic systems, today introduced new additions to the company’s OP5000 family of FPGA-based I/O and signal conditioning hardware.

These new products include:

• OP5142 Reconfigurable FPGA-based I/O Controller , powered by the Xilinx SPARTAN-3 FPGA processor
• RT-XSG, toolbox for generating custom models for implementation on FPGA devices
• RT-LAB … Read More → "Opal-RT Launches New FPGA-based Reconfigurable I/O and FPGA Development System Integrated with Simulink and RT-LAB"

HILLSBORO, OR – OCTOBER 12, 2010 – Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced the immediate availability of Service Pack 1 for Version 8.1 of its ispLEVER^®FPGA design tool suite.  Service Pack 1 is an important update for designers targeting mid-range LatticeECP3™ devices using the ispLEVER tool suite.

Updated Support for the LatticeECP3 FPGA Family

Service Pack 1 updates the device values to production characterized … Read More → "Lattice Announces Update To ispLever FPGA Design Tool Suite"